Privacy Coins

The European Union may ban banks and crypto providers from dealing in privacy-enhancing coins, under a leaked draft of a money laundering bill obtained by CoinDesk. Secret Foundation founder Tor Bair discusses the future of privacy coins and the fallout of crypto exchange FTX.

Nov 18, 2022

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned North Korea-linked crypto mixing service Blender.io as part of their ongoing efforts to freeze the flow of capital from the $620 million exploit of Axie Infinity Ronin Network.

May 6, 2022

By Dan Ilett, Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson, Benjamin Schiller, Danny BradburyFeb 4, 2022

Riccardo Spagni, aka "Fluffypony" and former maintainer of privacy coin monero, was arrested in Tennessee and extradited to South Africa to face fraud charges for crimes unrelated to crypto. Why are regulators clamping down on leaders in leaderless systems? ​"Cryptocurrencies are decentralized and don't really need these figureheads," host Naomi Brockwell said. "So if this is a means of controlling the narrative or controlling the currency, it's going to fail."

Aug 3, 2021

A “significant” bug with the potential to expose users’ transactions has been spotted in the decoy selection algorithm of monero, a cryptocurrency known for providing users privacy. "Monero really [does] have a commitment to being the most private currency [it] can be," host Benjamin Powers said. "And that this all the more discouraging, unfortunately."

Jul 27, 2021

Privacy coin Monero is becoming the cryptocurrency of choice among cybercriminals, according to a Financial Times report. Vik Sharma of Cake Wallet, the first open-source Monero wallet, discusses Monero's price and its use case.

Jun 23, 2021

Josh Swihart of Electric Coin Company joins “First Mover” to discuss the need for privacy coins and how Zcash can comply with regulators while still offering users privacy.

May 27, 2021

New data by the Crypto Directory shows that merchants' and retailers' adoption of privacy coins like monero continues to grow. "The Hash" panel discusses the role of privacy coins, particularly as blockchain analytics firms like Chainalysis reveal the lack of privacy with traditional cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

May 14, 2021

Despite being a foundational reason for the creation of cryptocurrencies, the blockchain is not as private as many expected. Privacy coins are rising in popularity, and privacy-focused blockchains like Aleo are raising millions to create completely private applications. Howard Wu of Aleo joins “First Mover” to discuss how zero-knowledge proofs can ensure blockchain privacy.

Apr 26, 2021

It’s been a big week for bitcoin. Coinbase’s public listing made history, and a government crackdown on crypto in Turkey has prompted growing calls for privacy in financial transactions, leading to a boom in privacy coins.

Apr 16, 2021